Politics of Children's Services Reform

Carl Purcell is a Research Associate in the Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit within the Policy Institute at King’s College London.

• Foreword by Sir Paul EnnalsIntroduction;Chapter 1 – What Drives Children’s Services Reform?;Children’s Services Reform under the Labour Government (1997-2010);Chapter 2 – The Labour Leadership and Children’s Policy;Chapter 3 – Structural Reform and the Victoria Climbié Inquiry;Chapter 4- Every Child Matters and the Children Act 2004;Chapter 5- Delivering Change for Children;Chapter 6- The Children’s Plan, Broken Britain and Baby P;Children’s Services Reform under the Coalition and Conservative Governments (2010-2019);Chapter 7 – The Priorities of the Coalition and Conservative Government Leaders;Chapter 8 – Schools’ Reform and Early Intervention;Chapter 9 – The Reform of Child and Family Social Work;Conclusion: The Politics of Children’s Services Reform;Appendix: Chronology of Key Reports;References

"This book is a ‘must read’ for anyone interested in recent child welfare policy. Drawing on an impressive range of high level interviewees, Purcell provides a readable and coherent account of child welfare policy making with valuable insights that illuminate the contemporary situation." Nick Frost, Leeds Beckett University